Vol. XXVIII, June 2026

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Rakhahari Chatterji, Do Bengalis have a Future? The Past, Present and Future of the Bengali People. Kolkata: Levant Books, 2026. 111 pp. Rs. 275 (Paperback). ISBN: 978-93-91741-71-6. The immediate impetus for the book, or the long essay as the author would have it, […]

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Between Revival and Ritual: Tracing the Rearticulation of Newar Identity in Darjeeling Hills Abstract This paper explores the reawakening of Newar identity in contemporary Darjeeling hills. It focuses on the dynamic interplay of cultural revivalism and identity politics. Newars are among the eleven

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Welfare Politics and Policy Change in Indian States: A Comparative Study of West Bengal Abstract The study analyses the impact of political ideology and political narratives on welfare policies across Indian states, with particular emphasis on West Bengal’s post-2011 transformation. It concludes that

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Transforming Governance: Public Service Delivery in West Bengal Abstract Effective governance is essential for socio-economic development, and public service delivery plays a pivotal role in ensuring citizen welfare. West Bengal has undertaken significant reforms to enhance service accessibility, transparency, and efficiency. Initiatives like,

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Democracy and Political Defection in West Bengal: A Case Study of Domkal Block of Murshidabad District Introduction:  India is a liberal democratic state. One of the most important features of a liberal democratic state is the presence of political parties. Political party, a

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Gramsci’s Hegemony: Transcending the Concept of Class Exploitation towards the Concept of Injustice: Quest for a More Inclusive Marxism in India This is a common knowledge that Lenin underscored that the capitalist state is the weapon of the bourgeois class, an organ of

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Emerging Issues in State, Society and Politics: National and Global For a moment, the title of the seminar left me not a little intimidated. For I could not immediately think up what are the issues exclusively concerning the State with a Hegelian ‘S’

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Seventy-five Years of the Indian Republic: Some Reflections  Arun Kumar Banerji India is a civilisational state; as a civilisation India existed for thousands of years. But the new Indian state is a legacy of the British Raj; it emerged as an independent state

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Political Science – New Dimensions: West Bengal Political Science Conference 2023 (This inaugural presentation, originally in Bengali, has been translated by Dr. Aditi Dey, formerly Principal, Shri Shikshyatan College, Kolkata) The theme of this year’s (June 2023) Political Science Conference is “New Dimensions

West Bengal Political Science Review | Vol. XXVIII, 2026 | ISSN: 2230-8296 Editor’s Note This edition of the West Bengal Political Science Review is contextualised in times of tumult and uncertainty worldwide. As political scientists, we witness developments both within and outside the country that stimulate discursive exercises to analyse issues, assess events, developments and